Archpriest Alexander Stepanov The Institute of Military Capellans exists in most large military powers, with the exception of North Korea, China and Russia. The clergy is present in the armies of all NATO countries and receives an officer salary. The prospects for the return of this institute to the Russian army on the air of the RS are analyzed by the St. Petersburg priest Archpriest Alexander Stepanov. - How much is the Russian Orthodox Church organizationally ready for its new mission?

The authorities of North Korea announced the intention to free the American religious preacher Robert Park arrested in December. He was accused of illegally crossing the border for agitation in favor of observing human rights. The statement of the official press agency says that the authorities decided to forgive the park and release it - given the voluntary recognition of the offenses committed to them. The 28-year-old American crossed the border between China and the DPRK last Christmas.

In the USA in the north of California, an earthquake of magnitude 5.9 occurred. There are no messages about the victims and destruction. The Center for Monitoring of the Earth's County fluctuations reports that the underground shocks occurred in the Pacific Ocean at a depth of 11 kilometers.

At one of the polling stations in Kyiv, February 6, 2010 Vladimir Kara-Murza: President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko held a meeting with the leadership of the country's law enforcement agencies and instructed the internal troops to take control of the Central Election Commission to ensure voting in the second round of the election of the head of state on February 7.

Still life with ancient dolls of Mikhail Radolov. An exhibition of the works of Mikhail Radolov, one of the most active participants in the non-conformist movement of the 1960-1980s, was opened in the Tretyakov Gallery. The artist has been living in the USA for a long time, and the current personal exhibition of disposable is the first in Russia after his emigration.

The fear of mathematics and low performance in this subject in girls studying in elementary school is the result of the assimilation of the stereotype that mathematics is a purely male business. This conclusion was reached by a group of scientists from the University of Chicago.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin proposed to make licenses for educational institutions unlimited and intensively monitor compliance with requirements, increasing sanctions for violation of the license. The prime minister also proposed to release educational institutions from fees for license and accreditation.

The United States assures that a new plan for placing elements of the American missile defense system in Romania is not directed against Russia. Its main goal is to protect against a possible missile strike from Iran, ”said the representative of the US State Department, Philip Crowley. On Thursday, Romania President Trajan Basescu announced that his country is ready to take part in the creation of the US anti-missile defense system and place a missile-interceptor by 2015 on its territory.

The journalist of the Georgian television company Imady on Friday was detained at Kyiv airport while trying to enter the country to cover the second round of the presidential election. In the Imady television company Radio Liberty, Georgy Kobaladze, confirmed that an incident with a journalist Zurab Khvistani occurred in Ukraine. He was detained on the border by Ukrainian border guards, refusing the right to enter the country. Hvistani is placed in a temporary insulator.

Consumer prices for automobile gasoline on average in Russia for the period from January 26 to February 1 increased by 0.1%, however, compared with the beginning of the year, they, on the contrary, decreased by 1.5%, the Federal Statistics Service said. The average cost of one liter of fuel amounted to 21 rubles 4 kopecks, or at the current rate of approximately 70 American cents. The increase in gas prices was noted in 22 regional centers of the country, while in 51, including in Moscow and St.

Danish military sailors freed 25 hostages held by pirates off the coast of Somali. This was announced today by the representative of the EU department for navigation. The hostages were on the vessel captured by the pirates under the flag of the state of Antigua and Barbud. The sailors of the Danish warship of Absalon, operating in the Gulf of Aden, also participated in the liberation of the crew of the Indian ship last week.

The Constitutional Court of Ukraine canceled the Decree of the Government, which obliged teachers to use only the Ukrainian language at work. Recall that the Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko on October 5, 2009 signed a decree on which teachers are obliged to speak Ukrainian not only in lessons, but also at breaks.

More than 20 people died today as a result of two explosions in the city of Karachi in the south of Pakistan. According to the local police, the suicide bomber on a mined motorcycle crashed into a bus. At least 12 people were killed, about 50 were injured. The bus driving a group of local Shiites for a religious celebration.

Why did the group of Saratov political strategists decided to talk about the Black PR campaigns ordered by the United Russia party? What will be devoted to the 46th Munich conference on security issues? How will Romania's consent to place the elements of the US missile defense on its territory affect Russian-American relations? What measures do the Ukrainian authorities take to ensure the honesty of the counting of votes filed in the 2nd round of the presidential election in Ukraine?

In Moscow, they hope to get clarifications from the United States regarding plans for the placement of elements of the American missile defense system in Romania, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Lavrov recalled the International Convention regulating the passage of warships through the Black Sea Straits, signed by Romania, as well as the agreement of the US Presidents and Russia to conduct a joint analysis of missile threats.